Box Score
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The resiliency of the Eastern Connecticut State University field hockey team shown through Monday evening, the Warriors bouncing back from a five-goal loss 48 hours previously to pin a 2-0 loss on the University of Saint Joseph Monday evening at the USJ field hockey field.

In addition to erasing the memory of a 6-1 loss at RPI Saturday night, Eastern (3-5) ended a two-game road losing streak and evened its record at 3-3 away from Rick McCarthy FIeld and handed the Blue Jays their first home loss in four contests this year. The Warriors' last road win came on Sept. 11, when the Warriors punched through for five goals in a three-goal win at Framingham State University.

 Saint Joseph (4-4) was coming off an 11-8 season last year following a 4-12 showing in 2023 but was limited to just three of its 12 shots reaching goal by the Eastern defense. The Warriors posted their first shutout of 2025 (handing USJ its first shutout loss of 2025) and junior goalie Veronica McKenna (Wethersfield) her first career shutout in seven career starts (all coming this year). McKenna was called upon to make just those three saves.

After managing only three shots in 15 matches a year ago, sophomore forward Audrey Molin (Vernon) scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the sixth minute of play to give the Warriors an early lead, and junior Grace Barlage (Guilford), second among active players with 15 goals and 38 points, provided insurance with her fourth goal of the season (second to Molin) midway through the second quarter. First-year sophomore transfer Jenna Boardman (Columbia) collected her second assist of the year on Molin's goal and sophomore Rebecca Minaya (Stafford) her team-leading third assist on Barlage's goal.

Eastern outshot the Blue Jays, 16-12, including 14-1 in the first half, and held a 12-2 advantage in first-half penalty corners. Senior Emma Sanson (Thomaston) and junior Sophie Ash (Mystic) combined on nine of Eastern's shot, putting four of them on USJ junior goalie Jaci Felix-Hull.

The loss iss the third straight for USJ on the heals of a four-game winning streak.

Eastern hosts the University of Maine at Farmington in a non-conference match Saturday on Family Day in the first meeting between the programs. The Beavers are 3-4 heading into a Tuesday afternoon home match against Husson University. The teams have faced one common opponent. Eastern defeated Regis College, 6-2, Sept. 4 on the road while Farmington dropped a 5-3 decision at Weston, MA on Sept. 18. The Beavers were 0-15 a year ago.